The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia

Author:   Salvatore J. LaGumina ,  Frank J. Cavaioli ,  Salvatore Primeggia ,  Joseph A. Varacalli
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN:  

9780815307136


Pages:   735
Publication Date:   01 October 1999
Recommended Age:   From 13 to 17 years
Format:   Hardback
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The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia


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Author:   Salvatore J. LaGumina ,  Frank J. Cavaioli ,  Salvatore Primeggia ,  Joseph A. Varacalli
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.497kg
ISBN:  

9780815307136


ISBN 10:   0815307136
Pages:   735
Publication Date:   01 October 1999
Recommended Age:   From 13 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Contents include: Anti-Italian Discrimination Art Assimilation Bocce Business and Entrepreneurship Cold War Comedy Composers Crime and Organized Crime Dance Education Ethnic neighborhoods Family Life Italian American Image in Cinema Folklore Geneology and Family History Greenwich Village Italian American Jews Italian Language in America Jazz Labels and Stereotypes Law Enforcement Literature Medicine Actors and Actresses Occupations Opera Organizations Inventors Poetry Politics Italian American Press Protestantism Radicalism Radio Religion Science Frank Sinatra Sports Television Theater History Women and the Church

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This work is unique in its content and scholarly in its compilation. It will be useful in many academic and public libraries. <br>-American Reference Books Annual, 2000 <br> With contributions from over 150 scholars, this is a thorough, accessible reference work. Recommended for every library. <br>- Library Journal <br> For anyone wishing to know more about Italian-American heritage...it's in there. <br>- The Long Island Catholic <br>... rich mix of articles documenting the experiences and suprisingly varied contributions of Italian Americans. ...user-friendly. The index is particularly detailed and very helpful for quick consultation. Recommended for college and university libraries and for reference deprtments of large public libraries.. <br>- Catholic Library World, July 2000 <br> A thorough, accessible reference work. Recommended for every library. The International History Review. <br>March 2000 <br>


This work is unique in its content and scholarly in its compilation. It will be useful in many academic and public libraries. -American Reference Books Annual, 2000 With contributions from over 150 scholars, this is a thorough, accessible reference work. Recommended for every library. - Library Journal For anyone wishing to know more about Italian-American heritage...it's in there. - The Long Island Catholic ... rich mix of articles documenting the experiences and suprisingly varied contributions of Italian Americans. ...user-friendly. The index is particularly detailed and very helpful for quick consultation. Recommended for college and university libraries and for reference deprtments of large public libraries.. - Catholic Library World, July 2000 A thorough, accessible reference work. Recommended for every library. The International History Review. March 2000


Author Information

Salvatore J. LaGumina is an emeritus professor of history at Nassau Community College, where he served as director of the Center for Italian American Studies. Frank J. Cavaioli is an emeritus professor at the State University of New York College of Technology at Farmingdale. Cavaioli is a former president of the American Italian Historical Association. Salvatore Primeggia is professor of sociology at Adelphi University. Joseph A. Varacalli is professor of sociology at Nassau Community College.

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